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    Unique ID Code: 0000002334
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    Added on: 1/12/1999 12:58
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    Taxi Driver (UK)

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    On every street in every city, there`s a nobody who dreams of being a somebody
    Certificate: 18
    Running Time: 109 mins
    Retail Price: £19.99
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    Synopsis:
    `Taxi Driver` provoked fierce controversy when it was released, running into censorship problems in America as some of the scenes of violence were described to be `as gory as Clockwork Orange and Straw Dogs` (Evening News `76). In addition there was outcry at a 13-year-old schoolgirl actress (Jodie Foster) co-starring as a prostitute.

    It won Best Picture at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival and received Academy Award nominations for Best Film, Best Actor (Robert De Niro) and Best Supporting Actress (Jodie Foster). Considered to be one of the most powerful films in motion picture history, `Taxi Driver` is a film which is `...a savage piece of work - and hellishly brilliant` (Evening News `76).

    Special Features:
    Interactive Menus
    Scene Access
    US Theatrical Trailer
    70 min Documentary
    Portrait Gallery
    Screenplay
    Behind The Scenes
    Video Photo Gallery with Commentary
    Filmographies
    Storyboard Sequence
    Advertising Materials

    Video Tracks:
    Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1

    Audio Tracks:
    Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 English

    Subtitle Tracks:
    French
    Hebrew
    Icelandic
    Polish
    Czech
    Hindi
    Swedish
    Finnish
    Turkish
    English
    German
    Greek
    Hungarian
    Dutch
    Danish
    Norwegian

    Directed By:
    Martin Scorsese

    Written By:

    Starring:
    Cybill Shepherd
    Harvey Keitel
    Victor Argo
    Albert Brooks
    Frank Adu
    Jodie Foster
    Robert De Niro
    Diahnne Abbott

    Casting By:
    Juliet Taylor

    Soundtrack By:
    Bernard Herrmann

    Editor:
    Melvin Shapiro
    Thelma Schoonmaker
    Tom Rolf

    Costume Designer:
    Ruth Morley

    Producer:
    Michael Phillips
    Julia Phillips
    Phillip M. Goldfarb

    Distributor:
    Columbia / Tristar

    Your Opinions and Comments

    10 / 10
    Taxi Driver is most definitely the best film of the 70s that I have watched. It makes me even more pleased to see that the DVD comes with plenty of bonus material.
    posted by ad6 on 28/1/2001 19:44
    10 / 10
    One of the Best films of the 70`s Indeed, now Let`s have `The Deer Hunter` and `The Conversation` Please. Pretty Please with suger on top
    posted by Richard73 on 30/1/2001 13:47
    8 / 10
    The only thing missing to make this a great dvd is a directors commentry.
    posted by michael85 on 1/2/2001 20:21